"You see, my work is of such a nature
that unless you people on the firing line keep in touch with me, I may
go astray on the practical, human side. You are all States' Rights
men, of course."
The delegation nodded.
"My ideas on Water Power are simple enough," said Enoch. "The time is
approaching when oil, gas, and coal will not supply the power needed in
America. We shall have to turn more and more to electricity produced
by water power. There is enough water in the streams of this country
to turn every wheel in every district. But it must be harnessed, and
after it is harnessed it must be sold to the people at a just price.
What I want to do is to produce all the available water power latent in
our waterways. Then I want the poorest people in America to have
access to it. There is enough power at a price possible even to the
poorest."
"We all agree with you so far, Mr. Secretary," said the chair-man of
the delegation.
"I thought you would!" Enoch's beautiful voice had a curious dignity
for all its geniality. "Now my policy aims to embody the idea that the
men who develop the water power of America shall not develop for
themselves and their associates a water power monopoly."
"We fear that as much as you do, Mr.
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